| Re: anstrom [message #16526 is a reply to message #16430] |
Tue, 27 July 1999 00:00   |
Sang-Heon Shim
Messages: 11
Registered: October 1998
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Thanks for the answer. For vector font, your idea works fine. However,
if I try to use true type font, it doesn't.
IDL>xyouts, 0,0, string(197B), font=0 ; <- to get true type font
It gives wired character. Thanks.
Dan
Jeff Kolthammer wrote:
>
> Sang-Heon Shim wrote:
>
>> Simple question.
>> How can I put angstrom character (�) in the postscript file using true
>> type font?
>> Thanks.
>>
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> Conveniently, the angstrom character is in the ASCII character set. You can
> generate the character with the "string" function and a byte argument:
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> IDL> print, STRING(197B)
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> You could use XYOUTS or something similar when writing to your postscript device;
> the TrueType font, size, et cetera can be controlled using keywords to DEVICE.
>
> For example, the following code draws some axes and drops a large TrueType
> angstrom character in the middle.
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> IDL> set_plot, 'PS'
> IDL> DEVICE, FILE='w.ps', SET_FONT='Times', /TT_FONT
> IDL> plot, [0], /nodata, xrange = [-50,50], yrange = [-50,50]
> IDL> xyouts, 0,0, string(197B)
> IDL> device, /close
> IDL> set_plot, 'X'
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jeff
>
> --------------------------
> Jeff Kolthammer
>
> Nuclear Medicine Division
> Picker International
> Email: jeffk@nm.picker.com
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Department of Geosciences
Princeton University
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